Circular No. 52-NV/cC Regarding the Implementation of the Decree of November 3, 1945 on Conditions for Retired Civil Servants

CIRCULAR

The Minister of Interior sends to the Ministers of all Ministries and the Chairmen of the People's Committees of the North, Central, and South Regions.

To implement Decree No. 54 dated November 3, 1945, regarding civil servants reaching retirement age, this Ministry requests all Ministries and People's Committees to pay attention to the following points:

1) The above-mentioned decree applies to all Vietnamese civil servants, including those who still hold French citizenship, all ranks established during the French colonial period, whether European (cadres européens) or Indochinese (cadres indochinois), working in government offices, either within or outside their rank, or on leave, whether regular leave, unpaid leave, personal leave, sick leave, or leave for treatment of chronic illnesses;

2) Civil servants who, as of October 1, 1945, have worked for 30 years or more, or are 55 years old or older, and those who meet one of these two conditions between October 2, 1945, and the date they receive this circular, must be retired immediately and considered to have ceased work from the day following receipt of this notice;

3) From the date of receipt of this circular onwards, civil servants who meet the retirement criteria (having worked for 30 years or being 55 years old) on any given day will cease work from the day following that day.

Each office must prepare, separately for each rank, a list of civil servants retiring according to the above decree, from October 1, 1945, to June 30, 1946 (indicating date of birth, years of service; the date when one of the two conditions for retirement was met; the date of cessation of work or the date it will occur), and send it to the Pension Office, along with draft decrees for their retirement and necessary documents to establish their "retirement file."

A copy of this list must be sent to the Ministry of Interior, another copy, depending on the rank, must be sent to the ministry responsible for overseeing that rank.

Starting from 1946, offices must prepare and submit, in accordance with the aforementioned method, lists, drafts, decrees, and files of civil servants retiring, twice a year;

a) Before November 1 of the previous year, for civil servants retiring in the first six months of the following year;

b) Before May 1, for civil servants retiring in the last six months of the year;

4) Vietnamese employees in government offices not belonging to any rank, working under fixed-term or indefinite contracts, or daily workers, must also cease work according to the conditions set for civil servants in organized ranks, either immediately upon receipt of this circular, or from the day they have worked for 30 years or reached 55 years of age.

Civil servants who have already received a decree for retirement but continue to assist or are called back to work during wartime must cease work immediately upon receipt of the above-mentioned decree;

5) It should be noted that administrative work needs to follow new methods suitable for simplicity and speed, in order to reduce workload and decrease the number of staff in government offices.

Offices will redistribute the duties of current employees according to need to avoid hiring new replacements for retirees.